I spotted this on Ebay, the price is very attractive and I saw this model mentioned previously in the mailing list archives:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Ericsson-KRE-1012082-1-GPS-Antenna-26dBi-For-HUBER-SUHNER-Bracket-84097323/272646019498?hash=item3f7af819aa:g:US8AAOSwRUhZAIhz:rk:3:pf:0&vxp=mtr Anyone have a manual or datasheet for it? I cannot seem to find one using Google. On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 at 12:41, Matthew D'Asaro <medas...@mit.edu> wrote: > For what it is worth, I got a used HP/Symmetricom 58532a antenna off of > eBay for about $50. It needed a minor repair (broken internal coax) but > once that was done it has worked great for me. The other one I considered > was the 58504a but they were more expensive on the used market and didn't > seem as weather proof (a special weather proof cap was offered as an add-on > but most don't have it) so I went with the newer 58532a. > > -Matthew D'Asaro > > > On Nov 4, 2018, at 8:43 AM, Toby Riddell <toby.ridd...@prevtec.com> > wrote: > > > > Thanks Scott - I will look into getting one of those. And noted re. the > > roofline! > > > >> On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 at 07:26, Scott McGrath <scmcgr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> For timing use ideally it should be above the roofline by at least > several > >> feet otherwise satellites close to the horizon will be not be visible. > >> > >> The generally preferred antenna is the Agilent/Keysight/Symmetricom. > >> 58504A antenna also any outdoor antenna made by Trimble or TrueTime as > long > >> as antenna does not use a downconverter. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Nov 3, 2018, at 5:26 PM, Toby Riddell <toby.ridd...@prevtec.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I want to fit a GPS antenna on our house (the attic is being renovated > and > >> it just occurred to me that if I move fast I can get it done before the > >> walls are closed up again!) > >> > >> I was planning on having it mounted on a south-facing wall but below the > >> roofline - does this sound okay for picking up satellites? It can poke > >> above the roofline if needed as long as the mounts are on the wall (not > the > >> top of the roof). > >> > >> Is there a recommended antenna? I am planning on feeding it into an > Oncore > >> GPS module which will then interface to a Soekris net4501 running > nanoBSD > >> and ntpns. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Toby > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.